How common is the surname McGlinchey?

949 people in the United States had the surname McGlinchey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 325,338 Americans. It ranked 25,902nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McGlinchey?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McGlinchey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McGlinchey?

Mike McGlinchey, American football player (born 1995).

Where is the surname McGlinchey most common?

Wikidata records people named McGlinchey in the United States.

Is the surname McGlinchey getting more or less common?

More common. 854 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 949 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname McGlinchey

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 949 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M245

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGlinchey is more common than 84% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Loingsigh (“son of Loingseach”), a given name meaning "mariner" or "sea-rover".

McGlinchey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 949 people named McGlinchey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 325,338 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 854.

#25,902

rank among US surnames

949

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+11.1%

change since 2000 (was #26,783)

Who is named McGlinchey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named McGlinchey identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGlincheys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mike McGlinchey
American football player (born 1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGlinchey

McGlinchey has the Soundex code M245, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M245.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McGlinchey come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Loingsigh (“son of Loingseach”), a given name meaning "mariner" or "sea-rover".
How common is the surname McGlinchey?: 949 people in the United States had the surname McGlinchey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 325,338 Americans. It ranked 25,902nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGlinchey?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McGlinchey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McGlinchey?: Mike McGlinchey, American football player (born 1995).
Where is the surname McGlinchey most common?: Wikidata records people named McGlinchey in the United States.
What type of surname is McGlinchey?: McGlinchey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McGlinchey getting more or less common?: More common. 854 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 949 in 2010, up 11%.